| Name | CVE-2018-15594 |
| Description | arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.18.1 mishandles certain indirect calls, which makes it easier for attackers to conduct Spectre-v2 attacks against paravirtual guests. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1529-1, DLA-1531-1, DSA-4308-1, ELA-50-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | fixed | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.19.316-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.226-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.115-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.112-1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 6.11.7-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 6.11.9-1 | fixed | |
| linux-4.9 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 4.9.303-1~deb8u3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | (unfixed) | end-of-life | ||
| linux | source | jessie | 3.16.59-1 | DLA-1529-1 | ||
| linux | source | stretch | 4.9.110-3+deb9u5 | DSA-4308-1 | ||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.17.15-1 | |||
| linux-4.9 | source | jessie | 4.9.110-3+deb9u5~deb8u1 | DLA-1531-1 |
https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/1029324426142199808
https://git.kernel.org/linus/5800dc5c19f34e6e03b5adab1282535cb102fafd